Senglea
Overview
L'Isla, also known as Isla, bears the name of the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem who founded it, Città Senglea. It also received from them after the Great Siege the title of Città Invicta (Unconquered City) and it is a town in eastern Malta.
It is one of the Three Cities along with Bormla and Vittoriosa. At the time of the siege of 1565, it was defended by Fort Saint Michael, of which only the fortification walls remain.
Other names
Isla, L-Isla
History
The name Isla derives from the Italian word Isola meaning island, because the place was once an island. This island was formerly, during the time of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, joined to Bormla by a land bridge, giving it the shape of a peninsula. At that time, Isla was also a hunting ground, known as Isola di San Giuliano, later developed and made habitable by Grand Master La Sengle, who had the fortifications erected after the Turkish invasion of 1551 and who gave his name to the town, and its inhabitants are known as Sengleani. Isla is particularly known for its miraculous statue of Jesus Christ the Redeemer, located in the oratory of the basilica dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
Genealogy
ADAMI Archive
- Marriages 1600-1658, St. Mary (Natività di Maria Vergine) [Adami, v. 14]
- Marriages 1587-1620, 1700-1701, 1760, 1770, 1733, 1724, 1764, 1756, 1771-1805, St. Mary (Natività di Maria Vergine) [Adami, v. 19]
Diocese of Malta Archive
- Bapt Index 1724-1774 (MMML4727)
- Bapt 04 1724-1750 (MMML4649)
- Bapt 05 1750-1774 (MMML4650)
- Bapt 06 1775-1796 (MMML4651)
- Bapt 07 1797-1814 (MMML4722)
- Bapt 08 1815-1827 (MMML4723)
- Bapt 09 1828-1834 (MMML4724)
- Bapt 10 1837-1846 (MMML4725)
- Bapt 11 1847-1854 (MMML4726)
- Mat 1 1587-1715 (MMML4652)
- Mat 2 1715-1773 (MMML4653)
- Mat 3 1773-1802 (MMML4847)
- Mat 4 1803-1826 (MMML4729)
- Mat 5 1826-1842 (MMML4730)
- Mat 6 1841-1861 (MMML4731)
- Def 1 1616-1708 (MMML4656)
- Def 2 1709-1791 (MMML4657)
- Def 4-6 1792-1840 (MMML4728)
Source:
Wikipedia